Half Moon Bay High School

Half Moon Bay High School
Address
1 Lewis Foster Dr
Half Moon Bay, California, San Mateo County 94019
United States
Coordinates 37°28′25″N 122°25′41″W / 37.4735°N 122.428°W / 37.4735; -122.428Coordinates: 37°28′25″N 122°25′41″W / 37.4735°N 122.428°W / 37.4735; -122.428
Information
Type Public
Opened 1909[1]
School district Cabrillo Unified School District
Principal John Nazar
Grades 9-12
Number of students 1041[2]
Color(s)              Orange, Black, White
Athletics conference CIF Central Coast Section
Mascot Cougars
Rival Terra Nova High School
Yearbook Las Olas
Website http://hmbhs.schoolloop.com/

Half Moon Bay High School is an American public high school located in Half Moon Bay, in San Mateo County, California. It is part of the Cabrillo Unified School District.

History

Half Moon Bay High School was founded in August 1909 under the leadership of the school's first principal, Mr. Anderson. Fourteen students registered for classes on the opening day, of which, seven graduated at the school's first commencement in 1912.

Curriculum

Half Moon Bay High School offers Advanced Placement courses in US History, World History, Spanish, French, US Government, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Studio Art, Biology, Physics, Calculus and Statistics.[3]

As of 2010, Half Moon Bay High School has an API score of 771. [4]

Athletics

The Cougars compete in the Peninsula Athletic League of the Central Coast Section of the California Interscholastic Federation (CIF). Notably, the football team won the Central Coast Section (CCS) title in 2005.[5] The baseball team has enjoyed success in recent years; this success peaked in 2008 and 2009, when they won the PAL Ocean Division and reached the semifinals of CCS respectively. The boy's basketball team has won 2 CCS Division 4 titles, in 1994 and 1996.[6] The boy's cross country team also has a strong tradition, consistently winning league titles throughout the 70s, 80s, and 90s, with CCS championship titles in 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.[7]

Half Moon Bay High School offers the following sports:

Clubs

Half Moon Bay High School offers many different clubs on its campus. Some of the clubs on its campus are: Art Club, Anime Club, Calculus Club, Dodgeball Club, Drama Club, Future Farmers of America, Future Business Leaders of America, Ghost Club, Gay Straight Alliance, Interact Club, Japan Club, Physics Club, Junior Statesmen of America, The Muse, Prom Committee, Puente Club, Snack Club, Seed Club (book drive club),Tea Club, and Surf Club.

References

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